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Neomycin Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix neo-

Neomycin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery

2

A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
antibiotic antiseptic
Rhyming Words
cin nucin orcin mucin ricin micin racin mycin glycin laccin dancin hircin zincin dracin marcin aescin avicin fuscin viscin acacin
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